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🔦In the spotlight - Your Library, Your voice↗
Wednesday, February 25th at 4pm: Teens! This is for you! If you are between the ages of 13–18, share ideas and feedback on library spaces, programs, collections, inclusion, communication, and future vision to help shape better youth services. Snacks and beverages will be provided and you will receive 1 hour of volunteering.
📖Upcoming events
Employment support↗ - Friday, February 20, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Are you looking for work? Unemployed or underemployed? Drop-in to meet one-on-one with an Employment Counsellor from the Pinecrest-Queensway Employment Services team.
Bilingual babytime and stay & play↗ - Friday, February 20, 11:15am: Stories, rhymes and songs in English and French followed by time to socialize, explore, and play. Drop-in. For ages 0-18 months with a parent or caregiver.
Join us for a special screening of the Winter Olympic Games! Drop in to cheer on Team Canada this weekend in a welcoming community space.
Saturday, February 21: Freestyle skiing: Women's halfpipe (1:30-3 pm)
Llama-rama↗ - Sunday, February 22, 2 pm: Get creative and drop-in to our craft program dedicated to llamas. We will have all the supplies you need to make a simple llama and even weave a llama blanket. Drop-in program. All ages.
Conte en famille et jouons à la biblio↗ - 25 février 10 h 30: Contes, comptines et chansons pour les enfants de tous âges et un parent ou gardien. Joignez-nous après notre Contes en famille pour jouer et socialiser. Il y aura des activités pour les tout-petits et leurs adultes. Portes ouvertes. Programme familial.
Slow Stitchers and Handcrafters↗ - Thursday, February 26, 6:30pm: If you hand sew, quilt, knit, crochet, needlefelt, cross-stitch, embroider, needlepunch, english paper piece or any other handcraft, please join us for a fun, welcoming get together to work on your own projects. You will also be able to share good condition crafting items that need a new home at the 'give away table’.
Library lecture series: Romeo and Juliet↗ - Saturday, February 28, 2 pm: Join us for a discussion of one of the most famous love stories of all time, led by Carleton Professor, Grant Williams. Registration recommended.
📌 The Digital Library - Kanopy Streaming Service with OPL↗
You can watch more than 100 BBC productions adapted from famous literary works, including North & South, Les Misérables, Pride and Prejudice and more.
📌 Familles francophones - Le Salon du livre de l'Outaouais↗
La 47e édition du Salon du livre de l’Outaouais aura lieu du 19 au 22 février 2026 au Palais des congrès de Gatineau!